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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1909
Page
20
Washington Post outlines subscription options delivered by carrier or mail in Washington and Alexandria. Rates, payment methods, and delivery frequency are listed, with terms for Sunday editions and annual plans.
A sweeping critique of antique fraud and autograph scams notes how collectors, including American millionaires, are often duped by forged works and counterfeit signatures. It details methods like using a wet nurse tactic to pass aged paintings, cites Michel Chastka’s court case, and warns buyers to beware of forgers while reflecting on cultural greed and fame.
Boston dispatch notes the announcement by Dr Timothy Beats head pathologist at Tufts Medical School of perfected antitoxins for typhoid fever pneumonia and blood poisoning. The work has stirred laity and medical experts with Harvard Medical School planning a dedicated laboratory for serum research under Dr Frederick P Gay as results attract attention nationwide.
From the New York American a heated discussion at the Waldorf Astoria criticizes theater patrons, especially women, for shaping what is shown on stage. Charles Burnham argues the public and its tastes drive indecency, while noting pay disparities and the pressures on actors in a culture of sensational productions.
Prof Charles Zueblin of Chicago tackled the human problem in culture asserting that learned people may lack culture and unlearned may be cultured. He identified labor, political, and woman questions as central to modern culture policy, noting many women seek marriage terms amid calls for a woman movement.
Lewiston Journal reports on wave propulsion research with Wave Victor One near Atlantic City and at the Banta Cing Gal site. Turbine tests promise local power for lighting and pumping, showing waves as a practical but limited energy source compared to tides.
The article notes the Oxford hall's independence from Queens College and claims Edmund Rich, not the Saxon king, gave a Latin legend about teaching Aristotle. It suggests Dante could have visited Oxford and perhaps studied at St Edmunds Hall rather than the later Queens College.
The village Buckland in the Moor, with fewer than 100 residents, is owned by Rev W P Bastard who celebrated his Golden Wedding at Buckland Court. The village has no pub, no police, no physician, no clergyman, and no pauper, all residents living on the Ashburton Church living and pensioned by the estate owner.
The Almanach de Gotha omits several historic French titles. Notable are the Dukes of La Force and Lauzun. their storied lineage includes St Bartholomew’s massacre era figures, exile, and royalist service. The text outlines various Caumont descendants, engagements in wars, and imperial era roles. It also notes George I and II related intrigues, secret treaties, and a Berlin fraud case involving a baron related to a New Jersey marriage.
Brooklyn resident Mary Betts faced 20 cents owed by the city, a small sum tangled in red tape for months. Mayors and officials quarreled over refunds while a tiny penny inspired wry remarks about the city's “fine system” and honesty.
The New York Times reports a state investigation into Riverside penitentiary in Harrisburg. Bankers colony members claim daily danger from convicts with knives, alleging a guard of prevalent graft and a fatal fight. The State board’s prior report urges immediate dismissal of Warden Johnston for drunkenness and prompts governor to seek resignations of ex Mayor A Deal.
A quirky note on library pests in Manchester and Leeds. Rats damage leather bindings in King Street, while gas fumes at Leeds threaten books. Manchester Library has lighter rat incursions and now uses electric light, with bookworms and flies also causing wear.
The piece argues social injustice and political wrong are worse in Russia, yet only revolution exists there, while America offers a threefold remedy through a free press, free discussion, and a free ballot. It emphasizes democracy as distinct by these safeguards against wrong.
A long horned cow owned by Ed ward LaGuire a northwest hamlet dairyman near Sag Harbor Long Island suddenly attacked five cows on Tuesday evening, goring them to death before suicide by crashing into an upright beam. A veterinarian suspects rabies.
A Pleasant Hillman near the Amos farm northeast of town measured the Vander apple tree said to be among the west’s largest. The historic tree stood 13 feet around two feet high, about 4 feet in diameter, and is still bearing fruit after 75 to 80 years.
The Texas House passed a bill mandating a ten day public notice by all who plan to wed, aiming to curb elopements. The measure is expected to pass the Senate, seen as preventing elopery within the state.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reflects on Lincoln as the supreme figure who steered the Union through crisis and war. It questions why Lincoln prevailed over rivals, notes providential support in pivotal moments, and cites Gilder on Lincoln's growing stature as more than other leaders.
A collage of comic poems and satirical snippets from US papers includes rugged verse about scraps and poultry fighting, a sprawling list of households with plant stakes, political and social quibbles, and jabs at manners, debt, and gender roles, all styled as old newspaper humor.
A customer stands at a Cleveland Leader counter with a purchased novel left unread after reading it while waiting for change. The clerk questions the return, noting time already spent reading. The interaction ends with no explicit policy stated.
A garbled lampoon scene shows a wretch pointing a revolver at a trembling maiden. He taunts her with a demand for mercy before conceding a grim phrase and the punchline hint at a fatal outcome.
Knoxville congressman elect R W Austin urged Tennesse to shift toward the Republican column by nominating Col William J Oliver, noting his large payroll and ability to attract business backers. He argued Taft’s stance against the referee system could win over key voters and party leaders in the state.
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